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50 Years of Peter Benchley's Behemoth, Jaws
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by Anthony Aycock
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Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the movie that changed movies. This year, that honor goes to the novel on which it was based. The beach read of the summer of 1974, Peter Benchley's Jaws captured "the angst of a generation." It became a bestseller and changed the public's attitude toward sharks, a fact that filled the conservationist Benchley with regret in later years. Here are some of the best information sources for Jaws, sharks, and the ocean.
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The Footsore Searcher Visits ALA Annual 2024
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by Marydee Ojala
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The exhibit hall at ALA's annual conference is always overwhelming. This year in San Diego was no exception, with 602 companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies eager to show their best faces to the 8,000-plus librarians in attendance. For attendees, the advice to "wear comfortable shoes" was never more appropriate. Resurrecting the nom de plume of the Footsore Searcher, I embarked on a journey of discovery in the vast Library Marketplace, as ALA calls its exhibit hall.
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Is AI Your Ally? An Interview With Rochelle Grayson
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by Dave Shumaker
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Rochelle Grayson has worked in a variety of media, publishing, and technology organizations, founded or co-founded several startups, and, since 2011, has been associated with the business school at the University of British Columbia. I heard her on the webinar Beyond Publishing: Why AI Is Your Ally. Afterward, I thought NewsBreak readers would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about her work.
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Last Seen in Sea Isle
by Jane Kelly (A Meg Daniels Mystery, #7)
Meg Daniels should know by now that wherever she goes, mystery follows. Her fiancé is taking classes at Stockton University and has befriended Grace Grant, a fellow later-in-life student. Under false pretenses, Grace asks Meg to visit her lavish beachfront house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, on the same weekend she’s hosting a reunion of pals from the summer of 1969. Meg discovers that Grace is hoping she’ll track down Guy—last name unknown—who disappeared from Grace’s life on the day of the moon landing.
2026 | ISBN: 978-1-940091-16-7 | 226 pp/trade paperback | $16.95
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